Lose It to Find It - Donna Martelli
Piercing my spirit, confusing my mind, and causing my flesh to fail, my attitude towards everyone and everything was deadly. I was sick. Frustrated and annoyed with things not going my way, I had become intensely grieved at how other people were (not) doing things. Little annoyances grew and led to irritation, which led to frustration that led to grieving, i.e., taking this negativity into my heart. My attitude was all about me and how I thought everyone else should behave. My recovery depended on a change of heart.
When I allowed God to turn His searchlight into my heart, He showed me many attitudes and ways of thinking that I had to drop if I was to be totally healed. His love and mercy changed me, and I am whole today!
May this story feed your faith in God’s love for you and in His healing power. I can see in retrospect how He loved me and taught me all the way through this. Before, I believed in my head what the Bible says, “By His stripes we WERE healed.” Now it is a deep conviction. Hallelujah, what a Savior!
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 KJV
Takeaway: An annoyance can snowball into illness, so release it to the Lord before it goes any further!
Donna's goal is to glorify God and help people reach their full potential. She is married with five children and 12 grandchildren. Contact | 
